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the most important part of education in a child's education is parent. parents interest in that child's education. >> i agree with that. in fairytales, the children are saved by caring adults. we need more caring adults in the lives of our children. it's not just formal teaching in the classroom. it's coaches. it's people that are involved in kids' lives at every level and supporting their parents. their parents need better jobs so they can help them with their homework. and don't have to work two jobs. >> can i say one other thing, tavis. when we have a more muscular federal rule, to have this conversation, are you concerned and bill maybe you'll respond, that you'll have another round of republican candidates talking about shutting down the department of education? is that part of the solution? >> that would be tragic if that happened, number one. i think there is a role for government to play here. again, the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that's not the answer. i was with a bunch of group
the most important part of education in a child's education is parent. parents interest in that child's education. >> i agree with that. in fairytales, the children are saved by caring adults. we need more caring adults in the lives of our children. it's not just formal teaching in the classroom. it's coaches. it's people that are involved in kids' lives at every level and supporting their parents. their parents need better jobs so they can help them with their homework. and don't have to...
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it's enough to make you believe that education, specifically fixing education, is now emerging as a real national goal. at least it's officially part of the national conversation. as you may know, we're hosting this multi-day summit here at rockefeller plaza in new york called "education nation." and today, the story advanced with news on education from the president of the united states on down. and some of the people in the fight seem actually hopeful that breahroughs and real change could start coming fast. we want to begin our coverage tonight wi lester holt here in the studio. lester, goodvening. >> reporter: those gathered here agree the system has on the overhauled but cnging the way we educate our kids means challenging long-held traditions and as that can be a very difficult conversation. >> it is my pleasure to welcome you to education nation on rockefeller plaza. >> reporter: uer one tent, at least until a heavy downpour forced them indoors, teachers, administtors and policymakers confronting a crisis in american education. >> we have a system funding things that juston't work
it's enough to make you believe that education, specifically fixing education, is now emerging as a real national goal. at least it's officially part of the national conversation. as you may know, we're hosting this multi-day summit here at rockefeller plaza in new york called "education nation." and today, the story advanced with news on education from the president of the united states on down. and some of the people in the fight seem actually hopeful that breahroughs and real...
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we have to educate ourself to a better economy. education is anconomic strategy. you see us being 20th in mth and science, we've fallen one generation from first to ninth in college graduates? that's unacceptable. we're paying a terrible price in the economy because we've lost our way educationally. that's why we're pushing so hard for reform. >> there's a lot of money in the reform movement right now. you got most of it. you got billions of dollars. as part of race to the top. president bush starte no child left behind. that will be ruthorized, you hope, certainly. where are we with those? you're giving money. but there's a lot more coitions to drive accountability. >> we're not investing in the status quo. with the race to the top, it represents less than 1% of the total k through 12 spending nationally, you see 36 stas raising standards, not dummying down things, not lying to children because of political pressure. most states areremoving barriers to invative schools. eliminate the linking of teacher evaluation and student achievement. it's remarkle progress an
we have to educate ourself to a better economy. education is anconomic strategy. you see us being 20th in mth and science, we've fallen one generation from first to ninth in college graduates? that's unacceptable. we're paying a terrible price in the economy because we've lost our way educationally. that's why we're pushing so hard for reform. >> there's a lot of money in the reform movement right now. you got most of it. you got billions of dollars. as part of race to the top. president...
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>> i'm next door in the educator petal which is about teachers and educators. these are the people that made us fall in love with school. we have a lot of things here. this is karen fizetti, one of the teachers. this is an interactive kiosk ere you can record a video message to a teacher if you like and be on camera to talk about why you loved your teacher or who your educatoras who you were fond . you can do this here or online if you're at home. >> absolutely, yeah. >> over here, i like this. this is a teacher tribute card station where a lot of people at nbc from all different shows have taken a card and filled it out. they have written it to their favorite teacher and pegged i on the board. i will do mine now. this is to my 4th grade teacher, mrs. goens. i have a lot to write. thank you for making me believe that even a class clown in 4th grade could tn out to be the host of the "today" show. i will write out the rest in long form because she taught me how to do it. we're here with karen now. what do you think of this? >> incredible. there are 50 educators
>> i'm next door in the educator petal which is about teachers and educators. these are the people that made us fall in love with school. we have a lot of things here. this is karen fizetti, one of the teachers. this is an interactive kiosk ere you can record a video message to a teacher if you like and be on camera to talk about why you loved your teacher or who your educatoras who you were fond . you can do this here or online if you're at home. >> absolutely, yeah. >> over...
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just for education though. you can go above the tax cap for education only. >> well, let's discuss the buy-in. because you had senior citizens in prince george's county who no longer have children in the school and you have a number of residents with their children in private schools as well. you're saying we need to raise property taxes to support the school system and there are some who feel they don't have a stake in it. did you fail in making it clear that they do? what are your thoughts? >> no, no i don't think we did. i think people got it. when we went to the town hall meetings, people didn't say we don't understand why you're asking us to raise the revenues. there were two pertinent questions that they missed. if you're going to do this, it should be an amount that makes an impact on the school system to move it up. don't take my money and put it down a black hole. that's why we asked for the amount of $133 million or $65 million that will take us from the bottom to the top. you know so residents had a
just for education though. you can go above the tax cap for education only. >> well, let's discuss the buy-in. because you had senior citizens in prince george's county who no longer have children in the school and you have a number of residents with their children in private schools as well. you're saying we need to raise property taxes to support the school system and there are some who feel they don't have a stake in it. did you fail in making it clear that they do? what are your...
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educators have a difficult job. the majority are hard working and honest but there are some survey more than 3 million students reported sexual conduct with an adult, commonly a teacher or coach. and a review of state disciplinary records in our area by the i-team found dozens of teachers who canceled or had licenses revoked in recent years. some slipped through the cracks. keeping their licenses for years even after admitting to misconduct. over the next half hour, we'll take you through a year long investigation and show you how that happened. and show parents what they need to know to help keep their kids safe. it began with one local teacher in one of america's largest school districts. >> inside randlestown high school, baltimore county, brad norton taught english, one morning in 2012, a tenth grade student said is he sexually assaulted him inside the classroom. according to police report, the 15-year-old said norton touched him on the chest beneath his shirt, then touched his penis, arrested, booked, charged h
educators have a difficult job. the majority are hard working and honest but there are some survey more than 3 million students reported sexual conduct with an adult, commonly a teacher or coach. and a review of state disciplinary records in our area by the i-team found dozens of teachers who canceled or had licenses revoked in recent years. some slipped through the cracks. keeping their licenses for years even after admitting to misconduct. over the next half hour, we'll take you through a...
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. >>> turning now to education nation. it's a week-long focus by nbc to discuss the state of t nation's schools and the problems they face. according to a new nbc news wall street journal poll the outlook is grim. using a letter grade system, 77% of those responding gave the nation's public schools a c or lower. only 2%gave schools an 58% said major changes or complete overhaul are needed to improve schools. the man who likely will become the next mayor of the district is taking exception to remarks made today by president obama who today said the city's public schools could not give his two daughters the same quality of education they receive in their private school. tom sherwood joins us with the story. >> reporter: jim, the president appeared on "today" this morning. vincent gray wasted no time responding. >> there's been a lot of talk about public schools. charterchools are public schools. >> reporter: while the d.c. chancellor is getting national atttion on nbc's education nation special report th is week, her three y
. >>> turning now to education nation. it's a week-long focus by nbc to discuss the state of t nation's schools and the problems they face. according to a new nbc news wall street journal poll the outlook is grim. using a letter grade system, 77% of those responding gave the nation's public schools a c or lower. only 2%gave schools an 58% said major changes or complete overhaul are needed to improve schools. the man who likely will become the next mayor of the district is taking...
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the state superintendent of education. dr. henson is president and ceo of covenant house washington. and christopher hall is a 21-year-old who is benefitting from the career pathways program. welcome all you have to "viewpoint." >> thank you. >> covenant house young people helps with homelessness, physical and sexual abuse kids who drop out of school and kids who need vocational training and career but homelessness is one of your big problems right now, isn't it? >> homelessness is for young people oftentimes they're called the invisible young group, you don't see a lot of homeless young people on the streets. it is a big issue. it is one where we talk about 18 to 24-year-olds who are a core group of young people because of challenges of affordable housing, because they're changing their lifestyles or whose families are at a point of saying you're old enough to get out early. it's a major challenge for us here in the nation's capital. >> and you don't find many homeless youth sitting in the classroom, do you? >> that's rig
the state superintendent of education. dr. henson is president and ceo of covenant house washington. and christopher hall is a 21-year-old who is benefitting from the career pathways program. welcome all you have to "viewpoint." >> thank you. >> covenant house young people helps with homelessness, physical and sexual abuse kids who drop out of school and kids who need vocational training and career but homelessness is one of your big problems right now, isn't it? >>...
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today we will be talking about global education programs in d.c. publi schools that many people may not know about. so joining me th morning to engage in this conversation is the wley, kate ireland, director of global education with dcps and carmen shepherd. good morning, ladies, and thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> just the concept of global education at an elementary, middle schl, high scho level to me is mind blowing. i was privileged to be able to water at then that college level. so to think that we've got in d.c. an portunity for students at such a young age to access this is enomenal. tell me, kate, let's start with you, about so of the key global education programs offered with dcps. >> the reason thatve the invested in this and doing these different programs is exactly as you said, weve that it is something that can really change thatrajectory for students sometimes can be reserved for sort of a privileged anew, with heto make sure this is an inherent partur of children's studies in the district. we have world
today we will be talking about global education programs in d.c. publi schools that many people may not know about. so joining me th morning to engage in this conversation is the wley, kate ireland, director of global education with dcps and carmen shepherd. good morning, ladies, and thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> just the concept of global education at an elementary, middle schl, high scho level to me is mind blowing. i was privileged to be...
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educators talk about finland all the time. so much son fact we decided to go there and see what makes eir system so good. here tonight, our education correspondent rehema ellis. >> reporter: finland. population 5 million. about the size of the atlanta metro area. t don't let size fool you. finland is global success. home to cell phone giant nokia, fins are known for their love of coffey, state supported health care, and the best education system in the world. 15-yr-old olni olson is a typical student, he balances school work with play. but school time is very focused and it shows. internationally, finnish students rank number one overall in science and math. u.s. kids rank 17th in science and 24th in math. can you say what percentage of your students drop out? >> in our school? nobody. >> reporter: nationwide, the high school dropout rate is 2%. versus 25% in the u.s. but it wasn't always this way. 40 years ago, finland was a poor nation, dependent on agriculture. its leaders envisioned a brighter future in technology. the nat
educators talk about finland all the time. so much son fact we decided to go there and see what makes eir system so good. here tonight, our education correspondent rehema ellis. >> reporter: finland. population 5 million. about the size of the atlanta metro area. t don't let size fool you. finland is global success. home to cell phone giant nokia, fins are known for their love of coffey, state supported health care, and the best education system in the world. 15-yr-old olni olson is a...
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this single gender type education works for ain type of child. i'll allow them speak more about what they offer, but i'm proud of the investments this mayor has made in public education. when s launched empowerment of color it was a public statement about the value we place in ensuring our young men and women of color receive a high quality education. >> dr. williams, you've been at this for a couple years now. principle pritchard this will b your first time as principal in this type of g.sett any pearls of wisdom to offer your colleagues? >> only one, patience. we both are educators that demand a lot and we have high expectations. if annot beat ourselves up we don't meet the expectation we think we should have in year one. even year fo we m not meet the expectations because we know the urgency of the work and we ight have too many -- the expectation might be too high. long as there's growth every year we're doing the appropriate work. >> we have about a minute left. complete this sentence, i would consider the y2018-'ar successful if principal p
this single gender type education works for ain type of child. i'll allow them speak more about what they offer, but i'm proud of the investments this mayor has made in public education. when s launched empowerment of color it was a public statement about the value we place in ensuring our young men and women of color receive a high quality education. >> dr. williams, you've been at this for a couple years now. principle pritchard this will b your first time as principal in this type of...
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like we educate them about liquor, at least. and so when you put a story like that, there's nobody telling them what k2 is. >> she says it can cause paranoia, agitation and seizures. it is legal, though, in all but one state. >>> there will be a change at the top for the washington national opera. placido domingo says he will leave when his contract expires next year. he has served with 2003. he holds the same title with the los angeles opera. >>> the grand ol' opry set to reopen in nashville after devastating spring floods. the performance hall was under four feet of water. it covered the floors, seats and even the stage. >> there was never a question but that this place would arise and rebuild and come back stronger than ever. >> the famed circle of wood on stage fr the opry's original home at theuditorium was restored and returned last month. great news there. >>> so wouldn't you love to see placido do a republican rendition. >> thankfully we vice president had any reports of flood or damaging winds. one surge of moderate to
like we educate them about liquor, at least. and so when you put a story like that, there's nobody telling them what k2 is. >> she says it can cause paranoia, agitation and seizures. it is legal, though, in all but one state. >>> there will be a change at the top for the washington national opera. placido domingo says he will leave when his contract expires next year. he has served with 2003. he holds the same title with the los angeles opera. >>> the grand ol' opry set...
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education has always been a problem in new orleans specifically the public education system. and after katrina, we've stuck with that. so this year, our initiative is education and the prison industrial complex. so we will be going into a -- this high school before hurricane katrina was one of the best and now it's open enrollment and it's gone down. so we'll be talking about know your rights training and helping them with the transition there high school to college. and this year we also added the prison industrial complex. so we will be going for the juvenile system and how the education has faegtsaffected th students. >> that's a big issue right now. so who generally decidfo this? about if i were to ask you what kind of student goes to college and decides i want do this kind of work, is there a typical profile? >> i would not say that there a typical profile. we are definitely a very welcoming program and we encourage all of howard students to at least gain an experience with alternative spring break once. something that you'll often find is a lot of students have personal
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community to make this case, that our crisis in education is indeed a crisis for national security. there's i matter of the human potential, everything from being able to train people for the jobs of the 21st century so the united states can maintain global competitiveness, you need science and engineering and math as well as english language skills and our kids are not really getting them. secondly, we wanted to draw attention to the fact that too many people are unfit to serve in the military because of obesity, yes, but poor educational skills. we don't have enough people in intelligence agencies in the foreign service, people who can do cyber security because of technology needed there. perhaps the most important thing our national cohesion is at stake. it doesn't matter where it came from, it matters where you're going and education was the key to making that true. today when i can look at your zip code and tell whether or not you're going to get a good education, it's hard to say to kids who come up in difficult circumstances that you can come from those circumstances and do g
community to make this case, that our crisis in education is indeed a crisis for national security. there's i matter of the human potential, everything from being able to train people for the jobs of the 21st century so the united states can maintain global competitiveness, you need science and engineering and math as well as english language skills and our kids are not really getting them. secondly, we wanted to draw attention to the fact that too many people are unfit to serve in the military...
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we work very closely with the educators and educators work with the tennis coaches to get the most out of a child. but they work very closely together. >> the discipline that is involved in playing tennis i would think would translate to academic performance. >> no doubt about it. the focus, learning how to put things out of your mind that has nothing about, but you must carry on. and i think when you're taking a test, you run up again tough questions and sometimes you can kind of lose it. but denny tennis teaches you if lose it, you lose the point. so i have to stick in here and get this question, i know i can do it. so it's an individual sport. in d.c. schools, they don't play many individual sports. track and field maybe. so tennis brings that individual sport. it's not -- i mean most private schools have tennis courts. some of the schools that put in arthur ashe programs, they love to say that they have tennis at their school, like they're really up with the big wheels. >> you are a champion at prince george's county. tell us about these accomplishments. >> for about three years no
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and education nation with our roundtable. it's all coming up this morning, a special edition of meet the press. stay tuned after the program as well for my special press pass conversation with white house communications director dan pfeiffer only here on nbc 4. >>> looking forward to it. thank you, chris and david. >> all right. when you hear the word yoga, you probably think of calming peace and quiet. >> one group is making some real noise while perfecting those poses. these people in vietnam are taking part in laughing yoga. for 45 minutes it's a regular yoga class but participants do their best to make each other laugh. they wave their arms, make faces, anything for a little chuckle. doctors say laughing, combined with yoga, helps trigger more en door fins which makes you feel a little better. >> i feel better. >> what if i walked in everyday looking like this, funny face. all right. doesn't work for everybody, apparently. >> hmmm. that's it for news 4 today. thank you for joining us. >> wake up with us on monday morning
and education nation with our roundtable. it's all coming up this morning, a special edition of meet the press. stay tuned after the program as well for my special press pass conversation with white house communications director dan pfeiffer only here on nbc 4. >>> looking forward to it. thank you, chris and david. >> all right. when you hear the word yoga, you probably think of calming peace and quiet. >> one group is making some real noise while perfecting those poses....
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brings us back to the discussion on education in america. tom brokaw is here tonight with that part of the story. tom, welcome. >> brian, the harsh truth is, the american education system is simply not preparing workers for the modern factory, which is much more complex. requiring workers with computer literacy, math, reading and reasoning skills. so some companies in the industrial midwest are stepping up with money and programs. even in the dead of winter, joe snyder doesn't mind heading to work at 5:15 a.m. he's happy to have a job. he lives in the cincinnati area, which lost a quarter of all its manufacturing jobs in just the last ten years. as a 33-year-old apprentice at mag industries, he works under the watchful eyes of mag's most senior employees. many of whom will retire soon and need to be replaced. >> i do feel a sense of pride here. at the end of the day, it's because of the team effort. >> reporter: mag, born out of the old tool and dye business, now ships fuselages from here around the world. just as manufacturing has changed,
brings us back to the discussion on education in america. tom brokaw is here tonight with that part of the story. tom, welcome. >> brian, the harsh truth is, the american education system is simply not preparing workers for the modern factory, which is much more complex. requiring workers with computer literacy, math, reading and reasoning skills. so some companies in the industrial midwest are stepping up with money and programs. even in the dead of winter, joe snyder doesn't mind...
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we fall under post secondary and career educational division of the office of state superintendent education which has d.c. tag program, tuition assistance grant, and make sure our people know it doesn't stop with the high school diploma or g.e.d., we believe in you, we know you can on tan that college career. we connect them with that provides financial resources for colleges and universities throughout the nation. >> do you want to go to college? >> yes i do, for music, yes. i want to pursue my music full time. but i know i have to go to school, and like work really hard at it. if that doesn't work out, i have a second plan. i plan on going to college for hvac. >> okay. do you think -- do most of your friends like school? do they like the notion of being educated or would they just like to skip over that? >> i think they would like to skip over that width like-- which is wrong with the youth in d.c. now. i feel like i can be an advocate and model for people who want to get back in school, for people who want to do better. i feel like i can lead the way for them. i feel like i can do that.
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as promised, it's all about learning and education. while this learning isn't happening inside the walls of a school building. it may be the best classroom of all. our story tonight from our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson. >> reporter: far from the pristine beauty of nature are the graffiti scarred walls and concrete of the bronx. an unlikely place to find a budding environmentalist. until you talk to amarlyn. do you think you could make the environment better? >> i think i can. it starts with one person to motivate others. and i got my motivation through other people. >> walk forward, watch your step. >> reporter: there's plenty of motivation for amarlyn along the jersey shore. replacing the trees cut down for development. standing up on a bad el board, even though she can't swim. if you can do this, do you think you can do anything? >> i already knew i could do anything before doing this. >> reporter: amarlyn is one of 72 paid interns in the leaf program, designed to nurture tomorrow's leaders. >> we're doing
as promised, it's all about learning and education. while this learning isn't happening inside the walls of a school building. it may be the best classroom of all. our story tonight from our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson. >> reporter: far from the pristine beauty of nature are the graffiti scarred walls and concrete of the bronx. an unlikely place to find a budding environmentalist. until you talk to amarlyn. do you think you could make the environment better?...
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. >>> as many of you saw last night, the networks of nbc are hosting an education summit lled "education nation." tonight we take on the question of what makes a great teacher? a question that microsoft founder, bill gates, really wants to answer. he's putting a big chunk of his own fortune into finding out. tonight, tom brokaw talks to bill gates who is a supporter of this education summit. >> how much more time do you need? >> reporter: in any classroom, this is the engine that powers the day. the teacher. but as we all know from personal experience, some teachers are just so much better than others. >> raise your handf you feel like you know better. >> what makes a great teacher? that's a question witho many parts. >> do they work longer hours? do they break the classroom down more? >> you're a tough competitor. >> reporter: microsoft founder, bill gates, is spending half a llion dollars over the next five years to find out. what are the essential elements of a great teacher? how do we measure them? >> there'sot a lot of raw data where you can take what goes o in the classroom or clas
. >>> as many of you saw last night, the networks of nbc are hosting an education summit lled "education nation." tonight we take on the question of what makes a great teacher? a question that microsoft founder, bill gates, really wants to answer. he's putting a big chunk of his own fortune into finding out. tonight, tom brokaw talks to bill gates who is a supporter of this education summit. >> how much more time do you need? >> reporter: in any classroom, this is...
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education system. oining rhee are secretary of education arne duncan, former d.c. administrator robert bomb and president of the american federation of teachers who has bu butted heads with rhee in the past. you can watch "meet the press" on nbc 4 this morni at10:30. 68 degrees outside. chuck, what are we in for today? >> i'm optimistic we'll have plenty of dry usable outside weather. mother nature has decided to throw a couple of rain drops our way. we'll give you all the details and talk about back to work and school tomorroas well. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good hools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've de record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expand
education system. oining rhee are secretary of education arne duncan, former d.c. administrator robert bomb and president of the american federation of teachers who has bu butted heads with rhee in the past. you can watch "meet the press" on nbc 4 this morni at10:30. 68 degrees outside. chuck, what are we in for today? >> i'm optimistic we'll have plenty of dry usable outside weather. mother nature has decided to throw a couple of rain drops our way. we'll give you all the...
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. >>> now to education. the nbc news initiative is a weeklong conversation about the state of the country's education system. today will focus on why early childhood education matters and we will get an inside look at the news in action. hundreds of teachers kicked off the event yesterday with a town hall in new york city. early on, some teachers in a poll question, 41% think students are unprepared for college because they lacked academic education. then it shifted to what the community can do to get students to succeed and reach their students a lot of our students in school don't have internet access and it is hard to get to place a place where there's free internet access. >> other hot button topic, teacher pay, evaluations. the role of teachers unions and challenges of shrinking budgets and growing classroom sizes. >>> jack dale in fairfax county is also in new york city right now. he's there taking part in the education. he joins us by phone to talk more about the summit and his announcement last week
. >>> now to education. the nbc news initiative is a weeklong conversation about the state of the country's education system. today will focus on why early childhood education matters and we will get an inside look at the news in action. hundreds of teachers kicked off the event yesterday with a town hall in new york city. early on, some teachers in a poll question, 41% think students are unprepared for college because they lacked academic education. then it shifted to what the...
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student achievement is the purpose of education. we need to evaluate whether students are learning or not, we need to start to if cuss on outcomes, not inputs. as both these gentlemen said, we all have to move outside our comfort zones. the fights don't get us where where he need to go. everybody is moving, everybody is willing to move. at the end of the day we want dramatically better improvements for students. that's the reason we work. >> how do you hold teachers accountable while at the same time holding the unions feet to the fire? >> what we have said which is a fundamental break through is we will only invest this the states and districts where student achievement is part of the evaluation. we have drawn the line -- >> i have talked to educators who say, wait a minute, they can just say, oh, yeah, we are gathering the data, but not really gather the data on student performance based on test results and still get the money. >> we simply won't fund them. this is -- we are talking about every movement outside the comfort zone, t
student achievement is the purpose of education. we need to evaluate whether students are learning or not, we need to start to if cuss on outcomes, not inputs. as both these gentlemen said, we all have to move outside our comfort zones. the fights don't get us where where he need to go. everybody is moving, everybody is willing to move. at the end of the day we want dramatically better improvements for students. that's the reason we work. >> how do you hold teachers accountable while at...
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ben's education plan is supported by teachers like me. if parents want better schools, then ben jealous needs to be the person they vote for. my name is rachel and i'll be voting for ben jealous for governor. >>> it's a raceway at the bottom of the ballot. >>> scott mcfarlane tells us, even the board of education says it has little power. >> it has becomee a b ground for the direction of school no matter where you live. >>> so many people are racing to work or racinghome. in this year's election season, joe weedon knows he has to get their attention. he isng run for state board of education. >> i've been working the community. >> it is a lot tougher than h ever imagined. why? money is flooding >>. we've got to be on the ground working hard to make the board.tions across the >> he has raised five times as earh commercial cash this as did he in 2014. $15,000 in all. >> it is excellent preparation running for office. >> his challenger has raised even more. $20,000. >> to your credit, you got 200,000 people to write a check. >> it humbles me.
ben's education plan is supported by teachers like me. if parents want better schools, then ben jealous needs to be the person they vote for. my name is rachel and i'll be voting for ben jealous for governor. >>> it's a raceway at the bottom of the ballot. >>> scott mcfarlane tells us, even the board of education says it has little power. >> it has becomee a b ground for the direction of school no matter where you live. >>> so many people are racing to work or...
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of education. michelle franzen has our report. >> reporter: at a time when a third of american students do not graduate high school, president obama told matt lauer on "today" there is an urgent need for education reform if amica wants to compete in a global work force. >> historically, when we first set up the public school systems across the untry, we were leaps and bounds ahead of the vast majority of countries around the world. that's not true anymore. they have caught up and now, in some cases, are surpassing us, especially in math and science. >> reporter: the president kicked off the education nation summifrom the white house and included a go of recruit iing ience, technology, english and math teachers. policy makers and teachers discussed ways to fix a system that's failing too many kids. >> status quo isn't good enough. >> reporter: and not good enough for parents like cynthia williams. she became an edution advocate 20 years ago when her ildren began school. >> my kids didn't get the bes
of education. michelle franzen has our report. >> reporter: at a time when a third of american students do not graduate high school, president obama told matt lauer on "today" there is an urgent need for education reform if amica wants to compete in a global work force. >> historically, when we first set up the public school systems across the untry, we were leaps and bounds ahead of the vast majority of countries around the world. that's not true anymore. they have caught...
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this morning marks the begning of education nation. a week long focus by nbc news on the nation's school systems. the event kicks off with a two-day summit in rockefeller center. national and local leaders will meet with parents and students to dcuss the problems facing school systems pros the country. d.c. has been at the forefront of this debate. michelle rhee has already voiced her opinion on meet the press. tracee wilkins is live with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. michelle rhee is becoming the face of urban school reform. she was featured yesterday on meet the press's panel. during the show we addressedhy she fired hundreds of teachers. moderator david gregory brought fenty's loss and e d.c. primary up. suggesting that a lack of national support may keep other mayors and governors from risking political capital lost through education refm effort. when gregory asked rhee wl she stay on as chancellor, she had this to say. >> i think that's something we still have to determine and i have
this morning marks the begning of education nation. a week long focus by nbc news on the nation's school systems. the event kicks off with a two-day summit in rockefeller center. national and local leaders will meet with parents and students to dcuss the problems facing school systems pros the country. d.c. has been at the forefront of this debate. michelle rhee has already voiced her opinion on meet the press. tracee wilkins is live with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good...
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we do it through peer education. we do focus on building healthy relationships, not just romantic relationships but relationships with your friends, with your children if you have them. you know i think that starting -- decreasing teen parents will eventually yeah have a decrease in the overall teen pregnancy rate. >> it's a tough thing to do isn't it? >> it is. there are a number of -- there are a couple of really good programs in the city that work with teen parents. they provide wrap around services. they help mothers and fathers graduate from high school they provide health care they provide contraceptive services they have job club. can we mention their names? >> sure if you would like to. >> there's healthy generations program at children's national medical center. there's teen alliance for prepared parenting at washington hospital center and there's new heights, which works in d.c. public schools. all of them provide intensive services for teens who are already parents. >> that's good information. doctor you a
we do it through peer education. we do focus on building healthy relationships, not just romantic relationships but relationships with your friends, with your children if you have them. you know i think that starting -- decreasing teen parents will eventually yeah have a decrease in the overall teen pregnancy rate. >> it's a tough thing to do isn't it? >> it is. there are a number of -- there are a couple of really good programs in the city that work with teen parents. they provide...
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four year education. we have the opportunity to have a number of partnerships with four year colleges and universities across the region and country. if we think about the university system of maryland, our students are transferring to university of maryland park, they're going to morgan state university, american, catholic trinity. it provides a way of staying home but also having access to the best education i think that the country has to offer when you think about all of those four year colleges and universities in our region. >> yeah, a great platform and spring board to go to these wonderful institutions that you mentioned. how many of the students that graduate go off to receive a bachelors or masters or higher? >> well, every year 40 percent of the population graduates or transfers to a four year institution. we bring in annually probably about three to five thousand first year freshman, and they're thinking about prince george's community college as a spring board to the world of work or to the t
four year education. we have the opportunity to have a number of partnerships with four year colleges and universities across the region and country. if we think about the university system of maryland, our students are transferring to university of maryland park, they're going to morgan state university, american, catholic trinity. it provides a way of staying home but also having access to the best education i think that the country has to offer when you think about all of those four year...
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it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in tse tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's worki. experts say we now have the number one schoo in the natn. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again andi tell bob ehrlich b banks and billionares don't need help. middle cde do. >>> u street between 9th and 14th is shut down after one person was killed and another wounded. police say the victims were leaving a funeral for a murder victim when this gunfight began. so far no arrests, the
it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in tse tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's worki. experts say we now have the number one schoo in the natn. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first,...
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longer school days, better educated teachers and a culture that values education. e obama administration has put billions of dollars to ward education reform but these test results, officials say, are yet other wake-up call. >> other countries are investing more. they are investing smarter and putting more resources behind the children in the community th need the most help and they are outeducating us today. that's the brutal truth. >> reporter: education analysts stress the scores are not st a measure of learning by rote. instead, the pisa tests imagination,reativity and thinking outside the box and experts say it could take less than a decade for shanghai's success to be replicated across china. >> the rest of the world had better be aware that china in the future is not just going to be producing cheap plastic toys. they are going to be outcompeting us in everything that requires brain power. >> and one analyst says china's results on these tests could be likened to the russians launching sputnik in 1957. that was a wake-up call to the united states and a call
longer school days, better educated teachers and a culture that values education. e obama administration has put billions of dollars to ward education reform but these test results, officials say, are yet other wake-up call. >> other countries are investing more. they are investing smarter and putting more resources behind the children in the community th need the most help and they are outeducating us today. that's the brutal truth. >> reporter: education analysts stress the scores...
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we work on an aggressive education campaign. we put these signs on bus stops and behind buses and in social media. we try to hit all the gamuts. what these are, just demonstrations of making awaifrns that we are going to be conducting enforcement. this one is a little older and it shows the team of police officers out there for enforcement. when we go out, we conduct what's called zero tolerance enforcement. if drivers are not driving to peds or peds are not crossing properly everybody gets a citation. we want to make sure with this campaign that they knew we were doing enforcement it changed from the past where we were just giving out warnings. it's really important that with our awareness campaigns, and we do it in both english and span-it's not just about about enforcement. it's reminding people what they learned in drivers ed and taking the facts an circumstances and getting their attention. but when they choose not to xlin comply with the law, we have to do what we have to do. >> drivers, we're a little out of practice in t
we work on an aggressive education campaign. we put these signs on bus stops and behind buses and in social media. we try to hit all the gamuts. what these are, just demonstrations of making awaifrns that we are going to be conducting enforcement. this one is a little older and it shows the team of police officers out there for enforcement. when we go out, we conduct what's called zero tolerance enforcement. if drivers are not driving to peds or peds are not crossing properly everybody gets a...
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educate them about liquor at least. so when you put a story like that, there's nobody telling them what k2 is. >> she said poison control has gotten dozens of calls complaining. excessive agitated, paranoid. no one knows what chemical is sprayed on synthetic mayor fwhan. but the doctor does know is it's become more popular. >> in august we had seven call. that's just the tip of the iceberg. most of the time we don't hear about these cases. but in september we had 27 calls. >> for now it's legal in all but one state. onetheless, the college park convenience store decided to stop advertising monday night. >>> well, starti this friday you can no longer hold your cell phone and talk on it while driving in maryland. you can still use a hand-hel the first time you're caught it's a $40 fichblt 00
educate them about liquor at least. so when you put a story like that, there's nobody telling them what k2 is. >> she said poison control has gotten dozens of calls complaining. excessive agitated, paranoid. no one knows what chemical is sprayed on synthetic mayor fwhan. but the doctor does know is it's become more popular. >> in august we had seven call. that's just the tip of the iceberg. most of the time we don't hear about these cases. but in september we had 27 calls. >>...
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plaza, shining a splight on education issues nationwide. our education correspondent, rehema ellis, with us tonight from newark with more. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. for months, the mayor of newark has been wking on a plan to improve his city's schools wch have some of the worst graduation rates in thnation. day his not soecret secret plan was made public. >> ceo and founder of faceok, come on out here, guys. come on out. >> reporter: the official announcement came on one of tv's biggest stages, the oprah winfrey show. >> his first project will be a $100 million challenge grant. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg, founder of facebook, announced a grant to help newark's struggling schools. the shy, 26-year-old billionaire wanted to make an anonymous gift but was convinced to change his mind. >> every child deserves a good education. and right now that's not happening. >> reporter: new jersey's republican governor chris christie and nooshg's democratic mayor cory booker joined forces to make a bold agreement on how to use the f
plaza, shining a splight on education issues nationwide. our education correspondent, rehema ellis, with us tonight from newark with more. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. for months, the mayor of newark has been wking on a plan to improve his city's schools wch have some of the worst graduation rates in thnation. day his not soecret secret plan was made public. >> ceo and founder of faceok, come on out here, guys. come on out. >> reporter: the official...
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we have education needs. our teachers right now in the commonwealth of virginia are getting paid 7,500 less than the national average. that is unacceptable. we have a health care issue by the way now we have the cassidy graham bilha soer that will put another $1.it billion hole in our budget. now you have $1.4 billion plus $1.2 billion and talking about the grandiose ideas to move virginia forward but there are kons qu consequences to limited resource mrs. gillespie so i think we have to be responsible and make sure, again, we don't bankrupt the xhop wealth of virginia and lastly, something that was mentioned earlier, our aaa bond rating is sacred. we need to do everything we can to protect that. go back to kansas and look what happened to their bond rating. >> thank you, dr. northam. mr. gillespie of 0 seconds. >> this is very important. ralph says that these are tax cuts for the rich. these are tax cuts for all virginians and the fact is if you paid $7,000 in taxes under current law, under my plan, when ful
we have education needs. our teachers right now in the commonwealth of virginia are getting paid 7,500 less than the national average. that is unacceptable. we have a health care issue by the way now we have the cassidy graham bilha soer that will put another $1.it billion hole in our budget. now you have $1.4 billion plus $1.2 billion and talking about the grandiose ideas to move virginia forward but there are kons qu consequences to limited resource mrs. gillespie so i think we have to be...
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this is a march for public education. it's going to be happening here in washington and at 15 other cities across the country. they are going to be speakers. there's going to be teachers, students, labor organization representatives and civil rights groups. what's happening is it's going to be in opposition to cuts the administration is making in public education, about 13%. also the expansion of the school voucher program. also marching against loosening of protections for students with disabilities and protections with student loan recipients. at be the point person for criticism. these are the policies she's advocated. she's calling critics defenders of the status quo. that's what we expect to hear rhetorically. again, if you're traveling down this way, expect to see that march sometime between 10:00 and 2:30. make plans to stay away from independence avenue. we're live in southwest outside the department of education, derrick ward, news 4, back to you. >> 6:46 this morning. half a dozen students remain missing. he tel
this is a march for public education. it's going to be happening here in washington and at 15 other cities across the country. they are going to be speakers. there's going to be teachers, students, labor organization representatives and civil rights groups. what's happening is it's going to be in opposition to cuts the administration is making in public education, about 13%. also the expansion of the school voucher program. also marching against loosening of protections for students with...
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where are they in their education career? >> you know, when we had this discussion several years ago, our students -- 25% of our students were coming full time. the other 75% were part-time. that means they were coming in, taking one or two classes and taking a little longer to finish their degrees. today that number changed slightly. we're 35% full time and 65% part-time. and i think halt of that has to do with the economy, students want to certainly get in, get the skills, training, education they need and move very quickly out into the world of work. it certainly impacts their ability to have a quality of life that is productive and makes a real contribution to the community. >> and you can see that tangible difference in the jobs that they are able toe apply for and be qualified for because they have the skills. this is truly resume building as well. >> oh, it's resume building. and what it does is we also have a number of partnerships with business, industry, for-profit and nonprofit organizations and agencies throughout
where are they in their education career? >> you know, when we had this discussion several years ago, our students -- 25% of our students were coming full time. the other 75% were part-time. that means they were coming in, taking one or two classes and taking a little longer to finish their degrees. today that number changed slightly. we're 35% full time and 65% part-time. and i think halt of that has to do with the economy, students want to certainly get in, get the skills, training,...
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education debate continues on the "today" show. matt lauer will sit down with president obama in an exclusive live interview to discuss publ school systems across the country. the "today" show starts in a few minutes right here on nbc 4. >>> out the door forecast on th rainy monday. >> prepare for a wet day. moderate to heavy down pairs overnight tonight and tomorrow. isolated risk that could produce damaging winds. jerry, how is the traffic. >> still deal with an accident on 12 two lanes. jammed. a qui check, new york avenue, earlier accident. parkways should be cleared. >> thank you, jerry. >> that's news 4 today. tanks for starting your monday with us. >> the "today" sw is next. see you tomorrow. >> bye. ♪ [ male announcer ] progress. progress for new york city cab drivers, like osan ali is being able to carry people, who aren't carrying cash. meaning more convenience for passengers, and more business for cab drivers. all thanks to the ease and freedom of visa digital currency. now that's progress. visa. currency of progress.
education debate continues on the "today" show. matt lauer will sit down with president obama in an exclusive live interview to discuss publ school systems across the country. the "today" show starts in a few minutes right here on nbc 4. >>> out the door forecast on th rainy monday. >> prepare for a wet day. moderate to heavy down pairs overnight tonight and tomorrow. isolated risk that could produce damaging winds. jerry, how is the traffic. >> still...
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, higher education in preschools. it's a whole array of issues that fall under the topic of health and education. >> one of the other focuses, celeste, has been food, and not because of the majority of the funding dollars that have gone to food, but because the majority of funding dollars hasn't gone to food. the agriculture department estimates more than 14% of households lack adequate food, not only around the country but right here in the district and in places like prince george's county. tell us how your organization looks at those numbers and approaches the problem. >> sure. you started by asking about the focus on health. obviously food is at the core of good health. we know that people who don't have access to good food are less likely to have access to other kinds of services. they tend to be underserved populations and vulnerable populations. we know they are more prone to' owe beesity and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease. we know they have developity with development issues a
, higher education in preschools. it's a whole array of issues that fall under the topic of health and education. >> one of the other focuses, celeste, has been food, and not because of the majority of the funding dollars that have gone to food, but because the majority of funding dollars hasn't gone to food. the agriculture department estimates more than 14% of households lack adequate food, not only around the country but right here in the district and in places like prince george's...
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the city is organizing a within day event to celebrate progress to educate about issues important to those with disabilities and to sensitize people will how important it is to focus not on a person's disabilities but the person. our guests this morning is assistant coordinator no the center at the institute no educational institute and the policy for human rights, and also from the office of disability rights. welcome all of you to you viewpoint. you are calling your campaign end the awkward focus on the person not the disability. talk about the the reasons you chose that disability. >> the campaign was born out of the idea that many people are unfamiliar with disability issues and that some people don't know many people with disabilities. a lot of these people are intimidated out of making a mistake or in a social interaction with a person with a disability. so the campaign is really focused on making sure that people are more comfortable in these social interactions. people don't avoid these social interactions because they have malice towards people with disabilities or because t
the city is organizing a within day event to celebrate progress to educate about issues important to those with disabilities and to sensitize people will how important it is to focus not on a person's disabilities but the person. our guests this morning is assistant coordinator no the center at the institute no educational institute and the policy for human rights, and also from the office of disability rights. welcome all of you to you viewpoint. you are calling your campaign end the awkward...
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it's the washington tennis and education foundation. we have alum with us nicole johnson, since the age of 4. talk a little about what the difference it made with your lives and with your other siblings and friends too. and without it, some of your other friends, what they missed out on. >> wtef impacted on my life a lot such as the grade mentorship, the guide daniels it helped me with my responsibilities, my confidence. because i know a lot of friends that i grew up with they got involved in the street life and the drugs and the crimes and whatnot. i think wtef, they changed my life. >> mike, you see the direct correlation, whether it be dropouts or people staying in school staying off the streets. you see that connection. when they're in this program, they don't get into trouble. >> yes, i'm always looking at trying to bring the kids off the streets. what we want to really look at is how can i impact these kids in their lives? i was one of those kids. i was a great tennis player but i didn't have that direction in life. i didn't have
it's the washington tennis and education foundation. we have alum with us nicole johnson, since the age of 4. talk a little about what the difference it made with your lives and with your other siblings and friends too. and without it, some of your other friends, what they missed out on. >> wtef impacted on my life a lot such as the grade mentorship, the guide daniels it helped me with my responsibilities, my confidence. because i know a lot of friends that i grew up with they got...
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a fareaching discussion about education begins toda and d.c. schools chancellor is at the forefront. good moing. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this monday, september 27th, 2010. 5:00 a.m. 64 degrees. a nice schooldown this weekend. we have rain in the region, and we need it. >> here's tom. he has our forecast for today and the re of the week. >>> passing showers since yestday afternoon and evening. now this morning looking at the radar we continue to see showers moving south to north across easternest virginia, virginia, maryland, the district of columbia. the heaviest rains where you see the areas of yellow on t eastern shore and north and east of washington, etern howard county getting the heaviest showers. elsewhee, scattered lig showers around the region. right now low to mid-60s parts of west virginia. and on the etern shore, low 70s. northern neck, near 70. more rain on the way. more showers coming south. conveyor belt moisture off the gulf of mechanics will bring in showers and perhaps song storms late this af
a fareaching discussion about education begins toda and d.c. schools chancellor is at the forefront. good moing. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this monday, september 27th, 2010. 5:00 a.m. 64 degrees. a nice schooldown this weekend. we have rain in the region, and we need it. >> here's tom. he has our forecast for today and the re of the week. >>> passing showers since yestday afternoon and evening. now this morning looking at the radar we...
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education system. aaron is live at rockefeller center with details for us. hi. >> reporter: hey, jim. we are under the big tent at education nation. one of the main events was a panel that involved ten governors talking about the state of education in their states. one of the issues was around budgets. maryland governor chimed in on this point talking about education. public education being the place to invest. >> there is this craze going on around the nation that we need to cut this, cut that, cut education, cut our children's future, cut our country's future. stop. we need to build it up and build consensus that these investments are the most important things we can do. when we invest in our people, the product is innovation and jobs and opportunity. you can't make it better by cutting billions of dollars. >> reporter: they noted a 37% increase in spending on education. he's calling for concentration on math and science. >> we look at young people in america falling behind the students in the pacifi
education system. aaron is live at rockefeller center with details for us. hi. >> reporter: hey, jim. we are under the big tent at education nation. one of the main events was a panel that involved ten governors talking about the state of education in their states. one of the issues was around budgets. maryland governor chimed in on this point talking about education. public education being the place to invest. >> there is this craze going on around the nation that we need to cut...
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49 years in education dr. joe gonzalez has had nearly every job there is. he was the first hispanic superintendent in michigan's history and now at 68, lured out retirement in texas, he's a principal, again. this time at austin academy. once a tough predominantly hispanic public charter school it was desperate for leadership going through four principals in two years. three years ago they had 88 students. huge behavior problems and dismal test scores. dr. joe gonzalez turned that all around. >> the were two things that excited me about the job. when they said it had to do with drop-out recovery and dropouts i liked that. all you got is this one test, right. >> reporter: once a dropout himself, dr. gonzalez has felt indebted to teachers and coaches who rescued him. >> they were that nice about it but they got me back and i had a pretty good life since then. >> reporter: growing up one of eight siblings, school was not the only hardship. dr. gonzalez picked fruiwith his parents, migrant farm workers. they knew i
49 years in education dr. joe gonzalez has had nearly every job there is. he was the first hispanic superintendent in michigan's history and now at 68, lured out retirement in texas, he's a principal, again. this time at austin academy. once a tough predominantly hispanic public charter school it was desperate for leadership going through four principals in two years. three years ago they had 88 students. huge behavior problems and dismal test scores. dr. joe gonzalez turned that all around....
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today the secretary of education warned that cutting spending on early childhood education isn't smart. but a new report from rutgers in new jersey says a lot of states are choosing to do just that. and spending on pre-k is getting cut. nbc's tom costello has our "education nation" report tonight. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> reporter: in washington, d.c. oyster adams is the immersion school that hundreds of parents, rich and poor, want for their kids. starting in preschool, half the day is spent in spanish, half in english. the principal says she's seen firsthand the difference pre-k can make, especially for underprivileged kids. >> you absolutely need a rigorous school experience before kindergarten to be on the same playing field as your peers. >> reporter: but research out today suggests that state funding for preschool education is on the decline. nationwide, state per-student spending for preschoolers averaged $4,028 in 2010. $114 less than 2009. $700 less than in 2001. today the education secretary argued we're shortchanging our kids. >> i simply think we can't win the future by
today the secretary of education warned that cutting spending on early childhood education isn't smart. but a new report from rutgers in new jersey says a lot of states are choosing to do just that. and spending on pre-k is getting cut. nbc's tom costello has our "education nation" report tonight. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> reporter: in washington, d.c. oyster adams is the immersion school that hundreds of parents, rich and poor, want for their kids. starting in...
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money for educating students, the state money and student fees. as the state money goes down, it's inevitable that the student fees must go up. our hands are tied. >> reporter: nationwide, 11 states saw a decline of more than 20% for higher education in just the last ten years. student protests were loud, but mostly peaceful. in milwaukee, there were a handful of arrests. with california state budget deficit of $20 billion, higher education funding is at its lowest level in 27 years. protestors and university leaders agree that education should be a right and not a privilege, but getting a higher education has never been this expensive and many say the stakes have never been this high, brian? >> miguel almaguer in the bay area for us. thanks. >>> we turn to south america now with the latest of chile, where another powerful quake struck just today, hundreds of miles north of santiago. this measured 6.3. the u.s. geological survey tells us this is not considered an aftershock to saturday's quake but another earthquake all its own. the first one this
money for educating students, the state money and student fees. as the state money goes down, it's inevitable that the student fees must go up. our hands are tied. >> reporter: nationwide, 11 states saw a decline of more than 20% for higher education in just the last ten years. student protests were loud, but mostly peaceful. in milwaukee, there were a handful of arrests. with california state budget deficit of $20 billion, higher education funding is at its lowest level in 27 years....
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week, education nation. and we were hosting a lunch. thie lee and i. brian williams introed us. >> which is usually, you know, a nice thing. >> yes. it is an honor usuall >> usually. >> okay. let's listen. >> if your work allowed you to see the final hour of the "today" show each morning, y know that my friends hoda kotb and kathie lee gifford are normally hammered by this part of the day. >> welcome. hoda and have had not had anything to drink yet today. notice the word yet. >> anyway, i know, we love him. >> he's the best. >> you kw what i'm tired of? i'm tired of him saying where's my invitation to come on. i'm waiting, i want to come on. >> re's your invitation, baby. all right. this is it. he's one of the funniest people naturally in the world. >> hats off to brian and the "nightly news" team. >> and to you, my hoda. >> brian and "nightly" won an emmy last night, great news. >> news emmys. >> i figured out how to break a losing streak. mer a group and myself have been nominated five times. every time i
week, education nation. and we were hosting a lunch. thie lee and i. brian williams introed us. >> which is usually, you know, a nice thing. >> yes. it is an honor usuall >> usually. >> okay. let's listen. >> if your work allowed you to see the final hour of the "today" show each morning, y know that my friends hoda kotb and kathie lee gifford are normally hammered by this part of the day. >> welcome. hoda and have had not had anything to drink yet...
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and not only that, but provide the education to cook the food. weartnered with our partners on campus d.c. central kitchen to look inside thed use of the food in a w creative. so that we have seen a lot of attraction with that. so, yeah, i think again it's an oasis of opportunity for residents as a right to food access. >> and are they excited about it? e they happy t have it there? >> so we've seen -- we havees 1 famili that year for our community support in agriculture, and we have the rgest beehive and just recently harvested honey onmp that local residents cannot only eat, but can sell. and so excitement is palpable. absolutely a you got workshops, ongoing workshops there? >> absolutely. a big part of our work isn. educatio so we have paired not only the farm with farmers, but also with teaching perm culture, horticulture, composting. we are doing that, and teaching you how to cook the food. so education is a big piece of our work the farm. >> and to take a of these, does it cost money? do the residents get it for free? >> yeah, that's great
and not only that, but provide the education to cook the food. weartnered with our partners on campus d.c. central kitchen to look inside thed use of the food in a w creative. so that we have seen a lot of attraction with that. so, yeah, i think again it's an oasis of opportunity for residents as a right to food access. >> and are they excited about it? e they happy t have it there? >> so we've seen -- we havees 1 famili that year for our community support in agriculture, and we...
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the president passed ay good education reform, passed a good higher education reform. we've stopped the digging. there was an independent study last week that showed that saving the financial system, keeping the interest rate near zero by the fed and the stimulus have left us better shape if those three things had not been done, 8.5 million more people would be unemployed. people just don't feel bett. they're vulnerable and democrats need to say this is what we did. this is what happened. this is what we're going to do. their only chance here is to shake their own voters out of their apathy and respond to legitimate voter aer by saying what's going to happen the next two years? what are we going to do? if the eltion is about vote you're mad, we won't do very well. i try to talk about what are we going to do? what are we going to do? the president is beginning to do that. if we need to grow jobs in small business, manufacturing and clean energy, he and the democrat are the only proponents for that and the other side is opposing small business initiative in the congress.
the president passed ay good education reform, passed a good higher education reform. we've stopped the digging. there was an independent study last week that showed that saving the financial system, keeping the interest rate near zero by the fed and the stimulus have left us better shape if those three things had not been done, 8.5 million more people would be unemployed. people just don't feel bett. they're vulnerable and democrats need to say this is what we did. this is what happened. this...
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those with an education and those without. our report tonight from our education correspondent rehema ellis. >> reporter: more than half the nation's black male students will not graduate from high school. according to a report by the schott foundation. among the worst performing public school districts with large black male populations, new york city and philadelphia graduated only 28% of black male students in 2008. in broward county, florida, the number was 39%. chicago, 44%. and nashville, tennessee 47%. far below 78%. the nationwide graduation rate for all public school students, and 98% for private school students. the studies' author argued it's not a matter of race, but resources. >> when you look at the data and look at the number of white males who are in poorly resourced districts like detroit. you will find the graduation rate for white males is only 19%. >> reporter: the study emphasizes black males are less likely to have access to early education. highly effective teachers and resources like tutors and well-stoc
those with an education and those without. our report tonight from our education correspondent rehema ellis. >> reporter: more than half the nation's black male students will not graduate from high school. according to a report by the schott foundation. among the worst performing public school districts with large black male populations, new york city and philadelphia graduated only 28% of black male students in 2008. in broward county, florida, the number was 39%. chicago, 44%. and...